Tobacco-pipe, cigar-holder, and cigarette-holder.



c. w. HARRISON. TOBACCO PIPE, CIGAR HOLDER, AND CIGARETTE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9. 1913.

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CLARK WAY HARRISON, or SUMMIT NEW JERSEY.

TOBACCO-PIPE,

Application filed Jilly 9; 1913.

and cigarette-holders; which prevent saliva from the smokers mouth entering the" smoke channel. They are usually so arranged that,

the suction created by the smokersmouth willopen the valve againsta spring or el'as tic, the latter effecting the closing of the check-valve when the suction is discontinued. Previous designs haven' proved practicable for many" reasons? first, the mouth piece; carrying both the i' 'alve -stem and smoke channel; is so thick as to render it uncomfortable when holding it between the smokers teeth; secondly; the tendency of the valve to" stick owing totheactioii of the tobacco'juicefalid smoke the bearings of the valve-stem and'on the thirdly, there is no outside means to vercome by hand the sticking of the valve, fourthly, there is'no cenveniene I'neansfor "removing thevalve for cleaning; fifthlyfthere is no means for preventing the heat and moisture from aflectingthe spring, si'iithlyftherelis no convenient ineans'Torhdjusting the tension of the spring or elastic? p M It isthe chief object oiiny iiivent'io l l to devise iniproved' master ovei'bomin'g the many t'aul't's, pertaining to known "devices of this kind and'with these 'e'iidsfin View the invention consists of crtain' it'eatui ies of novelty" in construction," eomhiiiationj and arrangement of parts whic'h'lthe said ohject and certain other objects which will hereinafter appear are attained, an eiiample of which invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, the invention being more particularly pointed out in "the claims z tical sectional view of a tobacco pipeembodying this invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar section through AB taken on a plane at right angles to that of Fig. 1 and viewed from above.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

CIGAR-timbre, AND cieAnnrrnnonnna.

Patentediinly 24h 191i Serial No. 778,007.

Fig.3 is a vertical sectional view oila tobacco pip'e embodying a modification of said'invention. H 7

Like letters of refcrence indicate similar parts -:inall the figures. i

Referring first more particularly to Fig. 1 a' designates the bowl ofa tobacco pipe provided in the usual manner with a smoke channel S which conveys the smoke to a mouth piece 6 in which there is located, at the end which enter-Lethe smokers mouth, a check valve 0 which so arrangedthat it will allow the i prevent the entrance of saliva from the smokers mouth. a Y L In this particular form of the invention located inthe mouthpiece b and located be.- tween and in approximately the same horizontahplane with the two Sll lOliQ channels S S. Oneend of the valve-stem carries the check-valve c and the other end protrudes from the opposite end of the mouth I i i l 4 I v plece and carries a spr ng a (not shown n sect on) a nutj and acnp-shaped piece 9 the two'latter being screwed on.

venie ntl'y drilled partly from both ends of the mouth piece, first from the bowl end the straight portion drilled to. a point. near check valve; then t he short angular portion is drilled from the other end after first drillseat of the check valve. .The, two screwed ph igsm m serve two purposes,

ing out the firstto' stop uptlic end of the smoke channels'S? S? and to a llow vhenre noved the cleaningflot'the said smoke channels. Z a.

From the above description it will be seen that the spring 6 tends to hold the valve 0 in a closed position open collapsing the spring 0 which bears against the mouth piece and against the nut f. The suction and resulting flow of smoke prevents saliva from entering the smoke channel While the check valve is open. The moment the suction is discontinued the eXitof the smoke but will.

the smoke, being The two smoke channels S S? are c011 i Sumter. in fe c d in i the sinokers mouth causes the check valve to In the said drawings Figure 1 1s averspring 0 expands closing the check-valve, the seat and face of which can be ground if necessary.

It will be seen that by employing a hearing for the valve stem as shown I have re duced to a minimum the likelihood of tobacco juice and smoke causing the valve to stick.

By placing the valve stem in approximatcly the same horizontal plane as the smoke channel in mouth piece, it enables me to retain the proper capacity of smoke channel, the proper size and strength of valve stem, and the proper strength of the mouth piece itself, and at the same time keep the thickness of the mouth piece within such limits that it will not prove uncomfortable to the smoker when holding it between his teeth.

By placing the spring a where the smoke and juice and heat cannot come in contact with it the likelihood is eliminated oi its becoming gummed up, rusting, or losing its temper and strength. By employing a valve stem that protrudes from the mouth piece, it becomes possible to open the valve by pressure of the finger while pipe is held in the smokers mouth thus overcoming any sticking of the valve, and enabling the smoker to blow air through the smoke channel to remove instantly an obstruction. By merely removing the cup shaped piece 9 and the nut f the valve and valve stem can be readily withdrawn from the mouth piece for cleaning purposes.

By turning the nut? f the tension of the spring 6 can be adjusted to a nicety. And it will also be seen that by turning the cup shaped piece 9 the limit of opening of the valve can be adjusted.

It is obvious that I can attain the same object by employing only one smoke channel such as S in the mouth piece or I can employ two valve stems placed in a common horizontal plane with one smoke channel located between and in the same horizontal plane. In fact I do not limit my invention to any number of either.

It is also obvious that instead of a spring 6 which is compressed when valve opens I could use a spring or elastic which is elongated when valve opens, as shown in Fig. 3. In this case one end of the spring or elastic could be attached to the bowl of the pipe or to an extension of the mouth piece while the other end would be attached to the valve stem, or to the cup-shaped piece 9. In the latter case the functions of the nut f and piece g would then be reversed, piece Q would permit 01 varying the tension oi spring or elastic and nut f would ad ust the limit of valve opening.

In using my invention for a cigar holder or cigarette-holder the holder is substituted for the part containing the pipe-bowl and made so as to preferably hold the cigar or cigarette at an angle inclined away from the smokers face.

It is obvious that various other forms and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention 1. A tobacco pipe, cigar-holder, or cigarette holder having a check-valve in the end of the mouth-piece to prevent saliva entering the smoke channel, the closing of the check-valve being eiiected by a spring or elastic located outside the smoke channel.

2. A tobacco pipe, cigar-holder, or cigarette-holder having a check-valve in the end of the mouth-piece to prevent saliva entering the smoke channel, the closing pf the check-valve being effected by a sprlng or elastic so located as to be in contact with the outside air.

3. In a tobacco pipe, cigar-holder, or cigarette holder the combination of a checkvalve in the end of the mouth-piece to prevent saliva entering the smoke channel, and a valve-stem having its end, which is opposite the check-valve, extending to the exterior of the pipe-stem or holder. V

t. In a tobacco-pipe, cigar-holder, or cigarette-holder, the combinationv of a checkvalve, a Valve-stem, and two smoke channels in the mouth-piece, the valve-stem being located between the two smoke-channels and all in approximately the same horizontal plane.

5. In a tobacco pipe, cigar-holder, or cigarette holder, the combination of a smoke channel, a check-valve in the end of the mouth-piece to prevent saliva entering the smoke-channel, and a valve-stem movable in a cylindrical bearing located alongside the smoke-channel and in approximately the same horizontal plane.

This specification signed and witnessed this eighth day of July, 1913.

CLARK WAY HARRISON.

Signed in the presence of- HENRY S. HiLL, L. VREELAND.

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